13/05/2026
*NEET UG Paper Cancellation Once Again Exposes Credibility Crisis in NTA & Govt Examination System*
SIO slams the developments surrounding the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 following serious allegations of a paper leak and the subsequent CBI probe. The reported circulation of questions before the examination and the cancellation of an exam attempted by more than 22 lakh students expose the complete collapse of credibility of the NTA and the Union Government’s examination system. Despite stringent anti-paper leak laws and repeated assurances after the NEET-UG 2024 controversy, authorities have once again failed to protect the integrity of one of India’s most important competitive examinations. For lakhs of students from poor and middle-class families, NEET represents years of sacrifice, sleepless nights, financial burden, and hope for a dignified future; not uncertainty created by administrative incompetence and organised corruption.
The repeated examination scandals across the country reveal that the crisis is structural, not accidental. Every cancellation and re-examination deepens the mental stress, anxiety, and insecurity faced by students while institutions continue to evade accountability. If the centralised examination system repeatedly fails despite massive resources and legal mechanisms, serious discussions on decentralising the examination process and restructuring the NTA have become unavoidable.The Education Minister must take moral responsibility and resign immediately.
SIO demands a transparent and time-bound investigation, strict punishment for all those involved in the leak network, and accountability from the NTA and the Union Government for repeated failures in conducting fair examinations. SIO stands firmly with the student community whose trust and future have once again been shattered.
SIO of India
SIO West Bengal
